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> After much work, I believe the radio is a VHF 136-150.8 This is aI have been fooled there. I have several PAH02's, which should be 150
\n> basic conventional radio. There are no boards inside. As I said,
\n> PAJ02.
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> I am connected to the Price Industries (wish he was still in businessAlso make sure the software agrees with these. Most of the time when I
\n> - such a loss) P-96A. PGM MODE is displayed when connected (as
\n> expected) to the cable. URP 9600 would be an edacs unit.
\n>
\n> I am able to read only one of these radios but can not write to any
\n> of the four "new" ones.
\n>
\n> I have the Dos software and program files in E:/MPA/V11 (for version
\n> 11) and E:/MPA/V12 for version 12.
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> When "Cannot execute write. No such file or directory. Press enter to
\n> continue" came up, my first thought was a dos error. I have checked
\n> the folder and they are where they belong. I am still able to
\n> program other (known good-same model) radios I have, from those same
\n> files... tried several. That rules out cable issues too.
\n>
\n> I cant think of any software settings I might have overlooked.
\n>
\n> Since I can only read one of these radios, with all the same
\n> settings, I have to wonder if there might be some overwrite
\n> protection in place inside the unit.
\n>
\n> Thoughts?
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n> --- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, Doug Bade<kd8b@...> wrote:
\n>>
\n>> A couple more things to help us sort it out.. Does the radio say
\n>> PROG or 9600 on the display when you put it into program mode. That
\n>> will tell us if it is an EDACS radio or Conventional. What is the
\n>> exact model number of the radio on the nameplate??? It may also be
\n>> DES or VGE...
\n>>
\n>> Doug KD8B
\n>>
\n>>
\n>>
\n>> On 7/4/2011 10:04 AM, Doug Bade wrote:
\n>>>
\n>>> Well a couple things, there are 2 families of MPA, Edacs and
\n>>> Conventioanl. Programmer cannot talk to conventional so probably
\n>>> means the radio is Conventional. The Conventional write error is
\n>>> a DOS error not a radio error. It would likely mean the install
\n>>> has some issue. One good one is the drive spec of the directory
\n>>> is not the same as when it was installed. The first time the
\n>>> software is run it maps the directories and drive letter into a
\n>>> control file. I do not recall what it is called of the top of my
\n>>> head but it will be dated when the software was firs run as
\n>>> opposed to dates of when the software was written. make a temp
\n>>> directory and move it into that. The next time you run the sw it
\n>>> should build a new version. If all the files are there, the
\n>>> write function should be fixed..
\n>>>
\n>>> The bigger concern is you are unable to read. This is a hardware
\n>>> problem or maybe Windows if you are trying to run the DOS sw in
\n>>> a Windows shell..
\n>>>
\n>>> To trouble shoot further you need to be a little more concise
\n>>> about the programming environment as I assume you have something
\n>>> wrong and you have not described what cables, ribs, OS etc you
\n>>> are running.
\n>>>
\n>>>
\n>>>
\n>>>
\n>>> On 7/4/2011 3:55 AM, n7rvn wrote:
\n>>>
\n>>>> A friend got hosed with an Ebay purchase. I get to try to fix
\n>>>> the problem.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> I believe these were US Forest Service radios in a former
\n>>>> life.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> MPA Scan (PAJ02) All were minted in the same week in 1993.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> Using Dos M-PA/MTL Radio Programming v.11 and v.12
\n>>>>
\n>>>> If I try to read the radio, as soon as the handshake begins,
\n>>>> the radio beeps and goes to primary channel and the software
\n>>>> gives me a check connection recycle radio error.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> When trying to program good files, after the initial
\n>>>> handshaking, an error message pops up, "Cannot execute write.
\n>>>> No such file or directory. Press enter to continue"
\n>>>>
\n>>>> I can go into maintenance and adjust parameters like squelch
\n>>>> and power levels (tested afterwords) so the radio DOES
\n>>>> communicate with the software.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> Programmer software v5.1 (2005) wont read it either. Error
\n>>>> right after handshaking attempt shows "Invalid Read -- Read
\n>>>> Aborted. Turn off radio"
\n>>>>
\n>>>> I do not seem to be able to re-flash a personality in it
\n>>>> either.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> ANY ideas would be welcomed.
\n>>>>
\n>>>> Thanks
\n>>>>
\n>>>
\n>>>
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